MSS 832 Harold L Zimmerman Papers

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Harold 1. Zimmerman papers
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C o l l e c t i o n Synopsis
Pravenance: The Ohio H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y a c q u i r e d t h e Harold J .
Zimmernan Papers as a g i f t of Dorothy J . B l y t h , Zimmerman's
d a u g h t e r , i n J u l y 1983, Barbara Floyd p r o c e s s e d t h e c o l l e c t i o n
in April 1984.
Property r i g h t s : The 9hio d i s i o r i c a l S o c i e t y owns t h e p r o p e r t y
r i g h t s t o t h i s c o l l e c t i o ~ .
Copyrights: Harold Ziamerman, through t h e a u s p i c e s of h i s d a u g h t e r ,
Dorothy B l y t h , has dedicated such c o p y r i g h t s as he p o s s e s s e s in t h i s
c o l l e c t i o n t o t h e p u b l i c . C o n s i d e r a t i o n of a l l o t h e r c o p y r i g h t s i s
the r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of t h e a u t h o r and p u b l i s h e r .
4 c c e s s : This c o l l e c t i o n i s open under t h e r u l e s and r e g u l a t i o n s of
the Ohio H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y .
C i t a t i o n : Researchers zre requested t o c i t e c o l l e c t i o n name, c o l l e c -
t i o n number, and the Onio H i s t 3 r ' c a l S o c i e t y i n a l l f o o t n o t e ? nd
bib? i o g r a p h i c r e f e r e n c e s .
T r a n s f e r s : P r i n t e d n a t e r i a l was t r a n s f e r r e d t o t h e l i b r a r y and
a u d i o v i s u a l m a t e r i a l to the a u d i o v i s u a l c o l l e c t i o n s in Apri 1--- 1984.
B i o g r a p h i c a l s k e t c h : Harold J u i e Zimmerman was born in D e t r o i t ,
Michigan, on April 20, 1892. He graduated from C2s2 I n s t i i u t e of
Technology, Cleveland, Ohia, in 1915 with a d e g r e e i n e l e c t r i c a l
e n g i n e e r i n g . He moved to Willougbby, Ohio, where he worked as an
i n d u s t r i a l management c o n s u l t a n t .
Zimmerman, who was a c t i v e in t h e c o n s e r v a t i o n movement, was a
member of t h e Burroughs Narure Club ( s e r v i n g a s p r e s i d e n t from
1952 t o 1 9 5 6 ) , t h e Cl eve1 and Audubon S o c i e t y , t h e Clevel and
Museum of l a t u r a l H i s t o r y , Holden Arboretum, t h e advisory com-m
i t t e e of t h e Lake County Park Board, t h e S i e r r a Club, and t h e
Ohio Chapter of The Nature Conservancy ( TNC). In 1968 he r e c e i v e d
t h e D i s t i n g u i s h e d Achievement Award during Ohio Conservation
Achievement Day ceremonies. The award was given t o Zimmerman
f o r h i s work as chairman of the Ohio TNC1s committee t o a c q u i r e
Mentor Marsh in Lake County, Ohio. TNC a c q u i r e d the land i n 1965
f o r p r e s e r v a t i o n as a n a t u r a l museum. Zimmerman died in January
1984.
Source: T h e Harold Zimmerman Papers, MSS 832, t h e Ohio H i s t o r i c a l
S o c i e t y ; and the Ohio Chapter of The Nature Conservancy Records,
MSS 843, t h e Ohio H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y .